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Dev says "false DMCA" from Microsoft got their sandbox game removed from Steam over apparent Minecraft copyright, all because of a screenshot of birch trees (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 4 days ago by flamingos@feddit.uk to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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Unomelon, the developer of Minecraft-inspired sandbox game Allumeria, says a DMCA from Microsoft, evidently related to Minecraft, got the game removed from Steam.

"The Allumeria Steam page is currently down because Microsoft has filed a false DMCA claim on it," Unomelon said on Bluesky on Tuesday. "They sent an email earlier today claiming that this screenshot infringes on their copyright. I am taking a moment to figure out what my path is going forward, will update soon."

The screenshot in question (above) is a simple wide shot of a forest filled with birch trees, what look to be oak trees with green and autumnal leaves, and a few pumpkins and weeds checkering the grassy dirt. There are definitely some similarities to Minecraft; if you told me this was a screenshot of a Minecraft mod, I'd probably believe you, but that's true of many voxel-based games, including Hytale.

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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 2 points 3 days ago

It really looks like Minecraft tough, you showed me those pictures and I wouldn't have ever guessed it's from other game than Minecraft.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Who needs Minecraft? Play Voxelibre instead!

https://content.luanti.org/packages/wuzzy/mineclone2/

https://www.luanti.org/en/

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Definitely looks far too much like minecraft to seem interesting at all, regardless of legal concerns. We don't need more minecraft.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

That's not just similar to Minecraft - it's nearly identical. I'm not sure that the DMCA notice isn't justified. I don't know the law well enough to judge where the line between legal and illegal Minecraft clones is.

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